the avengers vs the defenders

[daz71]

back in the early 70s the avengers battled the defenders in a couple of issues of each mag who won each individual battle i remember the silver surfer vs the vision but that's about it.

[Bruce Banner]

Loved those issues that comprise the Avengers/Defenders War... (Avengers #115, Defenders #8, Avengers #116, Defenders #9, Avengers #117, Defenders #10, Avengers#118, Defenders #11)...

Surfer beats the Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Iron Man loses to Hawkeye, Doctor Strange defeats Black Panther and Mantis, Valkyrie defeats Swordsman, Cap loses to Namor (with a few of the bouts having one combatant distracted and/or suffering from interference from other characters), and Hulk and Thor pretty much fought each other to a stalemate.

That crossover was one of the highlights of both the Avengers and Defenders books for me.

[TrekStar]

I never read those issues but Iron Man loses to Hawkeye? I did have a book where Hulk fought Thor and ended up giving the thunder God a butt whipping.

[Mr.Marion]

I have the trade. I'm going to dig in sometime soon. I also have Defenders #8 hanging on my wall I didn't know Tony jobbed out to Hawkeye. Not sure I like that anymore lol.

[Bruce Banner]

Well, Iron Man gets distracted saving innocent civilians, which allows Hawkeye to make off with the prize and technically "win" the bout.

[daz71]

i got the avengers issues but didn't get the defenders ones.

[Starroid Raiders Dagon]

They have an article on one of the comic book sites that covers some of the worst fight losses and how they went down. Like Jack Russell (Werewolf By Night) choking out the Hulk with a sleeper.

[samurainoir]

[daz71]

I have the trade. I'm going to dig in sometime soon. I also have Defenders #8 hanging on my wall I didn't know Tony jobbed out to Hawkeye. Not sure I like that anymore lol.

is the artwork in the book the same as in the original comics

[Mr.Marion]

is the artwork in the book the same as in the original comics

Yes, it reprints the original run. Its definitely worth getting.

[jquest]

Love these covers, one of my favorite Avengers stories!

[daz71]

Yes, it reprints the original run. Its definitely worth getting.

thanks for the heads up i'll order it today.

[johnnystorm]

The paperback edition collecting the series, I got it signed at various cons by Roy Thomas, Steve Englehart, & Sal Buscema.


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[daz71]

Loved those issues that comprise the Avengers/Defenders War... (Avengers #115, Defenders #8, Avengers #116, Defenders #9, Avengers #117, Defenders #10, Avengers#118, Defenders #11)...

Surfer beats the Vision and the Scarlet Witch, Iron Man loses to Hawkeye, Doctor Strange defeats Black Panther and Mantis, Valkyrie defeats Swordsman, Cap loses to Namor (with a few of the bouts having one combatant distracted and/or suffering from interference from other characters), and Hulk and Thor pretty much fought each other to a stalemate.

That crossover was one of the highlights of both the Avengers and Defenders books for me.

so really the avengers got beaten by the defenders .it is not that much of a shock though when you have a line up like that with the surfer,the hulk & namor

[TrekStar]

I'd like to get this, but not seeing it on ebay, just some of the continue story lines in comic form and the price is to high on some of them
to collect them all, I'll check my local comic shop this weekend, but is there anywhere else I can get this book?